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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT APPOINTMENT FOR DETECTRONIC IN CANADA

Technical sales specialist, Gary Fricke, has joined Detectronic to lead business development in Canada and North America. Based in London, Ontario, Gary will be working closely with our in-country partner, water management solutions provider, Smart City Water, to deliver smart […]

Industrial Wastewater

What is important about trade effluent from food and beverage plants?

As with all trade effluent, it is imperative to completely understand your food or beverage plant’s entire trade effluent process. Only with a full comprehension and insight can regulatory compliance be achieved, and improvements made to asset performance management which […]

Water Meters

A brief history of ultrasonic flow meters

You may be given to thinking that ultrasonic flow meters are a relatively recent invention. Not so. The history of ultrasonic flow meters spans some six decades. It first began in Japan with Japanese physicist, Shiego Satomura. Doppler technology In […]

wastewater management

Biological wastewater treatment

There are typically three types of wastewater. ‘Blackwater’ is heavily polluted wastewater; ‘Greywater’ is a lesser polluted wastewater and ‘Stormwater’ is the rainwater runoff collected from roofs and concreted surfaces. When treating wastewater that contains soluble organic impurities, biological wastewater […]

wastewater management

Multi-site and large water users

If you are operating a large business with lots of staff or one with multiple sites, you are likely to be a large water user. At Detectronic we have a range of services that are relevant to multi-site and large […]

Water Quality

Measuring Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in water

The measurement of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in water is a key task for every water company, as well as any business producing trade effluent. Understanding the cause and effect of TDS through robust monitoring is critical for improving processes […]

Water Meters

A beginners guide to waste water flow monitoring

Waste water flow monitoring needn’t be complex! After all, the objective of monitoring flow rates is simply to measure the volumetric or mass flow rate of water, sewage or trade effluent. Here at Detectronic we have decades of experience delivering […]

Case Studies

Improving asset performance management in the food & drink industry

Monitoring specialists Detectronic are supporting a leading UK bakery with its asset performance management. Located in Yorkshire, the commercial bakery contacted Detectronic after experiencing issues with the amount of solids in its trade effluent discharge. “In order to comply with […]

Partnerships & Alliances

SUPPLIER DAY SUCCESS IN PORTUGAL

Detectronic sales director, Neil Butler, and sales engineer, Harry Threlfall, recently had the privilege of taking part in a ‘Supplier Day’ hosted by F. Fonseca. Located in the town of Aveiro, F. Fonseca was founded in 1978 with the aim […]

Industrial Wastewater

What is effluent discharge?

Effluent discharge is liquid waste, other than waste from kitchens or toilets, surface water or domestic sewage. It is produced and discharged by any industrial or commercial premises, such as a food processing factory or manufacturing business. Often referred to […]

wastewater management

Water pollution monitoring

Effective water pollution monitoring is a serious and ongoing mission for every UK water and sewerage company (WaSC). Done strategically and responsibly, water pollution monitoring can potentially prevent damaging sewage spills & pollutions, protect and enhance the environment, support compliance […]

Industrial Wastewater

Do I need a discharge license?

Every industrial or commercial premises that releases wastewater in the form of trade effluent requires a discharge license. The reason for this is because the effluent could harm the environment. Whether the premises lets go 2 litres or 2,000 litres […]

Industrial Wastewater

What is trade waste water?

Trade waste water, also known as trade effluent, is any water produced by a business or process that is not domestic sewage or uncontaminated rainwater. Businesses must obtain a consent license before discharging any liquid to a public sewer which […]

News

Detectronic on the road

No-one likes being stuck in an office behind a desk. So, when we get the chance to attend an industry exhibition, we’ll always do our best to be there; especially if there’s an opportunity to showcase how our products can […]

Partnerships & Alliances

DETECTRONIC GmbH SIGNS UP OFFICIAL GERMAN CHANNEL PARTNER

Eigen Messtechnik to support monitoring specialist in Germany Detectronic GmbH, the German division of UK-based monitoring specialists, Detectronic, has signed Eigen Messtechnik as their official channel partner in Germany. Frank Eigen, who founded Eigen Messtechnik back in 2005, has more […]